E-commerce Financial Controller | EU VAT & Growth Lead

Compass Group UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

31 days holiday including bank

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Life assurance 4x salary

Employee assistance programme

Discounts and perks

Staff events

Job summary

Compass Group UK is seeking a commercially astute Financial Controller to lead financial reporting, controls and month-end close for Levy Merchandising. The role partners with senior leaders to drive profitable growth across B2C and B2B channels.

You will own budgeting, forecasting and statutory reporting while overseeing working capital, cash flow and VAT compliance in a fast-evolving ecommerce environment. The position is based in Manchester with hybrid work between office and home.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in Financial Controller or senior financial accounting roles.
• Experience in a smaller or growing finance team with ownership across finance activities.
• Experience in an e-commerce business with international customers and EU VAT compliance is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end close and management accounts, ensuring timely, accurate reporting.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning with senior leadership and operations teams.
• Provide clear, commercially focused financial insight and recommendations.
• Support cash flow forecasting, working capital and cash conversion.
• Oversee purchase ledger, sales ledger, invoicing, credit control and supplier reconciliations.
• Lead financial reporting and strengthen the financial control environment.

Skills

ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW

Financial analysis

Excel expertise

Stakeholder communication

E-commerce finance

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW)

Tools

Excel

ERP/Financial systems

Tax compliance software

Job description

Compass Group UK is seeking a commercially astute Financial Controller to lead financial reporting, controls and month-end close for Levy Merchandising. The role partners with senior leaders to drive profitable growth across B2C and B2B channels.

You will own budgeting, forecasting and statutory reporting while overseeing working capital, cash flow and VAT compliance in a fast-evolving ecommerce environment. The position is based in Manchester with hybrid work between office and home.